Remembering George Bass

As sketch of Peter Throckmorton and George Bass by Honor, during the Cape Gelidonya project. (Image courtesy of the Honor Frost Archive, Special Collections, University of Southampton)

The Foundation was saddened to hear the news that George Bass has passed away. He was a hugely significant figure in the world of maritime archaeology and will be greatly missed. Honor Frost worked with George Bass at Cape Gelidonya in 1960. This project was the first systematic full excavation on the seabed and contributed so much to the development of maritime archaeology as a discipline. 

Peter Dorrell, George Bass,Peter Throckmorton, and Honor Frost working on the maps of the Cape Gelidonya wreck. (P.Throckmorton Collection, copyright INA)